]]>http://blogs.tennessean.com/predators/2013/09/13/video-matt-hendricks/feed/0Photos from Wednesday’s practicehttp://blogs.tennessean.com/predators/2011/09/21/photos-from-wednesdays-practice/
http://blogs.tennessean.com/predators/2011/09/21/photos-from-wednesdays-practice/#commentsWed, 21 Sep 2011 20:15:03 +0000JOSH COOPER, The Tennesseanhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/predators/?p=5969Click on the photo to see a slideshow from Wednesday’s practice at Predators training camp.

Right wing Patric Hornqvist has a laugh during a break in the action at Centennial Sportsplex. (Sanford Myers / The Tennessean)

]]>http://blogs.tennessean.com/predators/2011/09/21/photos-from-wednesdays-practice/feed/0Sloan ready to face old mateshttp://blogs.tennessean.com/predators/2011/09/20/sloan-ready-to-face-old-mates-and-notes/
http://blogs.tennessean.com/predators/2011/09/20/sloan-ready-to-face-old-mates-and-notes/#commentsTue, 20 Sep 2011 19:11:40 +0000JOSH COOPER, The Tennesseanhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/predators/?p=5957It’s a situation defenseman Tyler Sloan has never faced as an NHL player. He has never played against a former team — until this evening when the Predators take on the Washington Capitals in Baltimore.

Sloan played 99 games with Washington over the last three season. Though he left the Caps and signed with the Predators, he has no ill-will toward his former team.

“I loved my time there. Great teammates, great city and great organization,” Sloan said. “It was time for me to move on, but there’s great people throughout that organization. I have nothing but good things to say about everybody there.”

Sloan is one of six defensemen on Nashville’s roster competing for three spots on defense.

Geoffrion cut (literally): Forward Blake Geoffrion’s wrist was wrapped up in the Predators’ practice facility at Centennial Sportsplex today. Coach Barry Trotz said it was stepped on by a skate blade last night during Nashville’s 4-3 second game loss to Florida.

Josi out: Defenseman Roman Josi is still nursing an upper body injury. If Josi’s health doesn’t improve, Trotz may be forced to make a tough decision on the defenseman. Josi is considered one of Nashville’s top defensive prospects and had a good shot at making the team out of training camp. Said Trotz, “Whenever he gets back we’ll put him back in the mix, but if he’s out another week, his chances of being part of the group get less and less every day he’s out.”

]]>http://blogs.tennessean.com/predators/2011/09/20/preds-roster-against-washington/feed/0Trotz returns to Baltimorehttp://blogs.tennessean.com/predators/2011/09/19/trotz-returns-to-baltimore/
http://blogs.tennessean.com/predators/2011/09/19/trotz-returns-to-baltimore/#commentsMon, 19 Sep 2011 22:10:50 +0000JOSH COOPER, The Tennesseanhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/predators/?p=5946When Barry Trotz coached the Baltimore Skipjacks of the American Hockey League, Camden Yards was just a novelty. The Baltimore inner-harbor was still on its way toward becoming the prime tourist venue in the city.

“It was just starting out,” Trotz said.

On Tuesday, Trotz will return to where his head-coaching career began. The Predators play the Washington Capitals at 1st Mariner Arena in Baltimore at 6 p.m. Central.

Trotz went 28-40-12 with the Skipjacks in 1992-93, the year before the organization moved to Portland, Maine.

“I thought (the arena) was old back when I coached there,” Trotz said. “So it’s going to be really old.”

Trotz and his family don’t have too many roots in Baltimore. Many of the Skipjacks’ staff moved with the team.

“I’ll probably run into a few people I don’t expect,” he said. “I think that will be real cool.”

]]>http://blogs.tennessean.com/predators/2011/09/19/trotz-returns-to-baltimore/feed/0Photos from camphttp://blogs.tennessean.com/predators/2011/09/18/photos-from-camp/
http://blogs.tennessean.com/predators/2011/09/18/photos-from-camp/#commentsSun, 18 Sep 2011 15:32:06 +0000JOSH COOPER, The Tennesseanhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/predators/?p=5912Click on the photo to see a slideshow from Predators training camp on Saturday at Centennial Sportsplex.

]]>http://blogs.tennessean.com/predators/2011/09/18/photos-from-camp/feed/0Smith tempers enthusiasmhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/predators/2011/09/14/smith-tempers-enthusiasm/
http://blogs.tennessean.com/predators/2011/09/14/smith-tempers-enthusiasm/#commentsWed, 14 Sep 2011 23:26:46 +0000JOSH COOPER, The Tennesseanhttp://blogs.tennessean.com/predators/?p=5861The numbers don’t lie. Craig Smith notched six goals in the Predators’ two rookie games against Tampa and Florida. But Smith tried to lower the fervor around his prolific performance when he returned to the ice for rookie camp Wednesday.

“It was one of those games where pucks were going in and I was just trying to play my game and have fun with it and things were going well,” Smith said. “It feels good going into camp and having that behind me. It gives you a little confidence.”

Still, the Preds’ brass will no doubt be waiting to see him in scrimmages during training camp, on top of the exhibition schedule.